Bridle-bit



(No Model.) O. H. FALLS.

BRIDLE BIT.

No. 559,273. PatentedApr. 28,1896.

M iuunmr UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES FALLS, onoLARKsvmLniowA.

BRlDLE-BIT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 559,273, dated April28, 1896.

Application filed November 2, 1893. Serial No. 489,890. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. FALLS, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Olarksville, in the county of Butler, State of Iowa,have invented a new and Improved Bridle- Bit, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inbridle-bits, and especially to a bit which has the mouthpiece made of ahollow tube of any suitable material designed to receive a rod carryingat its ends the bit-rings, suitable flanges being provided on saidtubular mouthpiece, which are smaller in diameter than the bit-ring.

To these ends and to such others as the invention may pertain the sameconsists, further, in the novel construction, combination, andadaptation of the parts, as will be here inafter more fully describedand then specifically defined in the appended claim.

I clearly illustrate my invention in the accompanyin g drawings, which,with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective View ofmy bit. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a bit-ring. Fig. 3 is an enlargedperspective view of the hollow mouthpiece. Fig. 4: is a detail view of abit-ring and rod secured thereto, which latter is adapted to be carriedin the hollow mouthpiece.

Referring to the details of the drawings by letter, R design ates themouthpiece of the bit, which is made of any suitable material and ishollow and provided with outwardlvflaring flanges K and a central flangeabout the perforation.

O is a metallic member which is provided with a screw-threaded apertureto receive the rod F, which has screw-threaded ends.

A is the bit-ring, provided with a loop S, to which the check-strap isattached, and the ends of the ring A are sprung into an aperture of themember 0, and the portions of the ring at the points G are so curvedthat the ring may be swung over the flanged portion of the mouthpiecewithout crowding against the said flanges.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the mouthpiece has a movement onthe rod F, and owing to the peculiar construction of theoutwardly-flaring flanges the bit-rings are prevented from crowdingagainst the flanges.

What I claim is- As an improved article of manufacture a bridle-bitconsisting of a hollow mouthpiece having outwardly-flanged portions withan outwardly-extending flange about the end of the aperture in saidmouthpiece, combined with a bit-rin g A the ends of which are heldwithin the member D and adapted to turn over the flanged portions of themouthpiece, and the rod F having screw-threaded ends designed to beinserted in the aperture of the mouthpiece and its ends screwed into themembers D, the said member 0 being adapted to abut against the smallflange about the aperture of the piece R, substantially as shown and forthe purpose set forth.

0. H. FALLS.

Witnesses:

O. B. NELSON, JOHN LENHART.

